A method for configuring bit rate in a user equipment (UE) for use in a wireless communication system includes receiving guaranteed bit rate information comprising one or more bit rates which are supported by a base station (BS) for communications with the UE, selecting a minimum guaranteed bit rate responsive to user input received at the UE, the minimum guaranteed bit rate being a bit rate identified by the guaranteed bit rate information, generating a first request message requesting the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate, transmitting the first request message from the UE to the BS, the first request message including a request for receiving communications from the BS at the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate, receiving a response message from the BS in response to the first request message, and receiving data from the BS at a bit rate which is at or greater than the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate when the response message comprises an acknowledgement (ACK) message.
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1. A method for configuring bit rate in a user equipment (UE) for use in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving guaranteed bit rate information from a base station (BS), the guaranteed bit rate information comprising one or more bit rates that are supported by the BS for communications with the UE; displaying each value of the one or more bit rates included in the guaranteed bit rate information received from the BS on a display of the UE; selecting one of the displayed one or more bit rates as a minimum guaranteed bit rate in response to user input received at the UE; generating a first request message requesting the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate; transmitting the first request message from the UE to the BS, the first request message including a request for receiving communications from the BS at the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate; receiving a response message from the BS in response to the first request message; receiving data from the BS at a bit rate, which is at or greater than the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate, when the response message comprises an acknowledgement (ACK) message; and displaying each value of at least one recommended bit rate on the display when the response message comprises a negative acknowledgement (NACK) message, wherein the NACK message includes information about the at least one recommended bit rate, and wherein the at least one recommended bit rate that is supported by the BS is less than the minimum guaranteed bit rate.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each value of the one or more bit rates that is displayed on the display includes a numeric value.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the value is displayed as a plurality of ranges of bit rates.
4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the guaranteed bit rate information further comprises information about a service fee corresponding to each of the one or more bit rates.
5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: receiving a bit rate change request message from the BS when the bit rate falls below the minimum guaranteed bit rate while receiving the data.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: generating a second request message for changing the minimum guaranteed bit rate to a different value while receiving the data; and transmitting the second request message to the BS.
7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: generating a second request message requesting the recommended bit rate; and transmitting the second request message to the BS.
8. A user equipment (UE) apparatus for use in a wireless communication system, the UE apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive guaranteed bit rate information from a base station (BS), the guaranteed bit rate information comprising one or more bit rates that are supported by the BS for communications with the UE; a user input unit configured to receive user input; a display configured to display each value of the one or more bit rates included in the guaranteed bit rate information received from the BS; a processor configured to select one of the displayed one or more bit rates as a minimum guaranteed bit rate in response to the user input and to generate a first request message requesting the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate; and a transmitter configured to transmit the first request message to the BS, the first request message including a request for receiving communications from the BS at the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a response message from the BS in response to the first request message, and to receive data from the BS at a bit rate, which is at or greater than the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate, when the response message comprises an acknowledgement (ACK) message, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the display to display each value of at least one recommended bit rate when the response message comprises a negative acknowledgement (NACK) message, wherein the NACK message includes information about the at least one recommended bit rate, and wherein the at least one recommended bit rate that is supported by the BS is less than the minimum guaranteed bit rate.
9. The UE apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein each value of the one or more bit rates that is displayed on the display includes a numeric value.
10. The UE apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the value is displayed as a plurality of ranges of bit rates.
11. The UE apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the guaranteed bit rate information further comprises information about a service fee corresponding to each of the one or more bit rates.
12. The UE apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a bit rate change request message from the BS when the bit rate falls below the minimum guaranteed bit rate while receiving the data.
13. The UE apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate a second request message for changing the minimum guaranteed bit rate to a different value while receiving the data, and the transmitter is further configured to transmit the second request message to the BS.
14. The UE apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate a second request message for requesting the recommended bit rate, and the transmitter is further configured to transmit the second request message to the BS.
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April 1, 2011
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